In April 2025, version 6.0.0 of WiX Toolset introduced the Open Source Maintenance Fee (OSMF), and since then, IT professionals have been reviewing and reassessing how they build and maintain their installers, as well as how they budget for their infrastructure.

Winget is becoming increasingly popular, and the official repository is growing larger as new applications are added. Many ISVs who place their apps on the repository already have a well-established process to keep them up to date.

Automatically converting your App-V application to MSIX spares you from rebuilding it from the ground up.

In a previous blog article, we explored Suite Installer, a new feature in Advanced Installer available starting with version 23.0. We discussed how to create Suite Installer applications, discovered the wide range of visual customization options for each bundled application, and presented some practical use cases.

Launching your application is such an exciting milestone, but soon you realize that distributing an executable means more than simply sharing it. I cannot stress enough how important it is to make sure your users have a smooth experience from installation to updates, even more so if your users are redeploying your software within a complex IT environment.

Software deployment is the process of managing software within organizations. It generally refers to the activities and procedures involved in making applications available for installation to users or performing mass rollouts of a specific application.

When it comes to building software installers, Inno Setup stands out for its simplicity. It is a lightweight, script-driven installer framework that software vendors and internal IT teams widely adopt.

In May 2025, Pace Suite announced it would suspend license sales effective June 30, 2025. Maintenance subscriptions expiring before that date can be renewed as usual, while those expiring afterward may still be renewed at a discount, until June 30, 2026, with uninterrupted service for all current clients.

In today’s world, which is evolving at a rapid pace, new technologies are introduced into the market on a regular basis. Of course, not all technologies are adopted by the public, but some do leave their mark – either on a larger or a smaller scale – on the overall tech world.

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, commonly known as MDT, is a robust solution for IT professionals needing to deploy Windows operating systems and applications across multiple devices efficiently. Its primary goal is to simplify and streamline the deployment process, ensuring consistency and reducing the likelihood of errors.

Updates are crucial in software development, enabling developers to add new features, fix bugs, and enhance security. Regular updates are essential to maintaining the performance and reliability of applications.

Software applications often require certain components, like runtime environments, databases, or other software to run properly. It’s important to make sure the right versions of these components are installed before the main application runs.

Configuration Manager as well as Intune are by all means the most widely used of the software deployment tools within organizations worldwide. Although these are truly great tools for big corporations, they might be a bit out of the scope for small or medium size organizations due to their complication and a lot of learning is required.

In this blog article, I’ll show you how to create a desktop shortcut icon for your main executable using Inno Setup.

I started working in tech in 2009. My early years were focused on building technology and supporting developers in building installers for their desktop applications.

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is an open-source tool that enables developers to create efficient and customizable Windows installers. Originally developed by Nullsoft, the creators of Winamp, NSIS has evolved into a versatile and widely adopted installation system.

Starting with ImageMagick version 7.1.1-31, we’re leveraging Advanced Installer to automatically build and publish the latest release to the Windows Package Manager repository. This allows users to install ImageMagick using the Winget command line tool.

Winget is a command-line package manager created by Microsoft for the Windows operating system. It enables users to search for, install, update, and uninstall software applications using the command line or scripts instead of a graphical user interface (GUI).

For many years, Windows was missing a handy feature that Linux users took for granted: an efficient package manager. This tool streamlines the process of installing, updating, and configuring software.

Inno Setup is a free open-source script-driven installer creator that was released in 1997. Inno Setup has some similarities to WiX Toolset, like not having a GUI when it comes to package creation and that it's dependent on code.